NET Bible
"The LORD has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers."
— Isaiah 14:5, NET Bible
“The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.”
“Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers; ”
“Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,”
“The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the rod of the rulers,”
“The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;”
“The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.”
Nations will take them and bring them back to their own place. Then the family of Israel will make foreigners their servants as they settle in the LORD’s land. They will make their captors captives and rule over the ones who oppressed them.
When the LORD gives you relief from your suffering and anxiety, and from the hard labor which you were made to perform,
you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words:“Look how the oppressor has met his end! Hostility has ceased!
The LORD has broken the club of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.
The whole earth rests and is quiet; they break into song.
The evergreens also rejoice over your demise, as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing,‘Since you fell asleep, no woodsman comes up to chop us down!’